Eli Manning will go down as one of the greatest players ever to wear the uniform of the New York Giants and like many of the great players before him, the Giants want to make sure they honor his legacy with class.
There had been times when the Giants allowed players to leave, or retire without much fanfare. The fans took for granted the team wasn’t into the whole Ring of Honor and number retiring that many other NFL franchises practiced.
The rejection and ignorance of the team’s history and legacy began to wear on the Giants’ fan base.